Materialized Tables in Apache Flink
Summary
The article provides a detailed look at Materialized Tables in Apache Flink, explaining how DDL and DML can be combined, comparing Materialized Tables with CREATE TABLE/INSERT and CREATE TABLE...AS SELECT, and covering lifecycle management, schema evolution, pause/resume, and partitioning. It includes practical examples using test-filesystem and upsert-kafka connectors, discusses default behaviors and pitfalls (like scheduling), and offers guidance for production considerations.